Skip to content
Artwork for Va'etchanan
Parsha 45 of 54DEU

Va'etchanan

ואתחנן

And I pleaded

11 Av 5787

Dates follow the reference reading calendar. The congregation's New Moon Holy Day calendar is prepared separately.

Portion overview

The Shema and Ten Commandments repeated

Reading outline

Verse-level section headings for this reading's Torah, Prophets, and Gospel readings.

Torah

DEU 3:23-7:11

  1. DEU 3:23Moses prays to enter into the land.
  2. DEU 3:26He is permitted to see it.
  3. DEU 4:1An exhortation to obedience.
  4. DEU 4:41Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan.
  5. DEU 4:44Recapitulation.
  6. DEU 5:1The covenant in Horeb.
  7. DEU 5:6The ten commandments.
  8. DEU 5:23At the people's request Moses receives the law from God.
  9. DEU 6:1The end of the law is obedience.
  10. DEU 6:3An exhortation thereto.
  11. DEU 6:20What they are to teach their children.
  12. DEU 7:1All communion with the nations is forbidden;
  13. DEU 7:5for fear of idolatry;
  14. DEU 7:6for the holiness of the people;
  15. DEU 7:9for the nature of God in his mercy and justice;
Reference numbering and source

The source uses Hebrew Bible numbering, with Christian equivalents in parentheses where supplied. The study references above use those Christian-numbered equivalents.

Torah
Deut. 3:23–7:11
Haftarah / Prophets
Isa. 40:1–26
Gospel
Lk. 3:2–15

Source: Torah Club / First Fruits of Zion 5787 / 2026–2027 reading schedule.